LAWYER
SIGRID
ASSCHENFELDT
Ms Asschenfeldt has over 25 years’ experience in intellectual property law, both professionally and in consultancy roles. Prior to establishing her own firm, she gained experience working for international commercial law firms, primarily in trademark law and licensing.
After studying at the universities of Heidelberg and Munich and working at a patent and law firm in Hamburg, she received scholarships from both the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law (now the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition) and from the Institute for Intellectual Property (IIP) in Tokyo.
EXPERIENCE
QUALIFICATIONS
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Since 2010, Ms. Asschenfeldt has been working at the current location in a shared office with Ms Patricia Ruhnke, who focuses on inheritance law and construction law.
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2023/24 Project lawyer in the legal department of MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group, Legal, Digital, Stores & IP (IP contract law, UWG, trademark and patent law)
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2005 Founded the law firm in Hamburg
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2019/20 Secondment to the legal department of a global skin care company (IP contract law, trademark law, advertising law, UWG)
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2001 to 2019 Partner at an internationally oriented law firm of patent attorneys, European patent attorneys and European litigators in Munich (focus on trademark and licensing law)
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2000-2001 Freelance work in a global business law firm specialising in trademark and competition law in Munich and Düsseldorf
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1998 Admission to the bar
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1994-1996 Legal clerkship at the Berlin Court of Appeal with foreign assignments at the European Parliament in Brussels and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Tokyo.
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GRUR - German Association for Industrial Property and Copyright Law
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AIPPI - International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
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DJJV – German-Japanese Lawyers Association
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DAV - German Bar Association
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HAV - Hamburg Bar Association
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Research scholarship from the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law (predecessor of the current Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition)
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IIP Institute for Intellectual Property, Tokyo
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Academic Education
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Legal studies at the Universities of Heidelberg and Munich
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Studied law at the Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg
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Studied at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
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First State Examination in Law
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Second State Examination in Law
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IU International University, Hamburg - lecturer in media law
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2022 Hochschule der Bayerischen Wirtschaft HDBW, lecturer for "Industrial Property Rights and IT Security" as part of the course "Legislation in the Field of Internet/IT/Data Protection"
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Lectures and advice for Creative Commons during its founding phase in Germany
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“Registrability of 3D-trademarks”, co-authored German National Group Report for AIPPI at the annual Convention 2018 in Cancun, Mexico
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Konflikte zwischen Markenrecht und Meinungsfreiheit, S. Asschenfeldt, K. Bott, K. U. Jonas, C. Rohnke, GRUR Int.2005, Vol. 5, pages 419-424
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欧州連合・新共同体意匠と共同体商標のインタ－フェス (European Union: Overlaps between Design Rights and Trademark Rights), Vol. 54 Chizaiken Forum 2003, pages 19 ff
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立体商標の保護 - Protection of Three-dimensional Trademarks, Research paper, ed.: Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP), Tokyo 2003
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Languages: German, English
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Globalisation has made the world we live in more connected than ever. Where necessary to handle your case, I am happy to work on an interdisciplinary basis with specialist colleagues in Germany and abroad, for example with patent attorneys, tax advisors, auditors and designers. To this end, I can draw on a well-established international network of specialists with whom I have long-standing, trusting working relationships.
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REFERENCES
Trademark
Portfolio and strategic consulting for an animal feed company
Long-standing support, portfolio and strategic consulting for a manufacturer of connectors
Copyright
Representation of book authors and publishers
Supporting a publishing house sale
Media
Photography law: enforcement of copyrights and remuneration claims for photographers.
Film law: Drafting contracts for film productions
IT
Contractual advice for software developers and users with regard to agile development
Defence and enforcement of the rights of content providers
Contracts
Advice and representation for event agencies and trade fair organisers